Insert new line on Form

kine

Hello,

I have some small code crisis... ;-)

I need help with this problem:

I have form with table box connected to some table (record). Now, I need simulate F3 key (form is for some barcode reader which have no F3 button easy accesible). WHat is objective? After clicking on some button, new line is inserted on the end of the table box but this line is not inserted into table (is marked with *). I can't find any function, which insert new line in the table box through C/AL. I need to call OnNewRecord trigger on form etc...

Or simulate Mouse Click on new line in some field...

Thanks for any help.

Savatage

setting the NEXTCONTROL to itself should bring it to the next line also
if whatever you are scanning is the same length you can set your MAXLENGTH of the field to whatever it is. Once the MAXLENGTH is reached it will pop the next line.

I hope that made sence? :roll:

kine

Yes, but within C/AL code I am not able to use these possibilities...

MHollender

Simply insert a record variable:


LineNo: integer
SalesLine : rec 37

CLEAR(SalesLine);
SalesLine.SETRANGE("Document Type","Document Type");
SalesLine.SETRANGE("Document No.","No.");
if SalesLine.FIND('+') THEN BEGIN
LineNo:= SalesLine."Line No."+10000;
END ELSE BEGIN
LineNo:=10000;
END;

CLEAR(SalesLine);
SalesLine.VALIDATE("Document No.","No.");
SalesLine.VALIDATE("Document Type","Document Type");
SalesLine.VALIDATE("Line No.","LineNo");
SalesLine.INSERT(TRUE);

kine

Sorry, but I wrote, that I want to not insert the line into table. I want to insert new line on form without inserting into table. The line must be with * marked (in left fixed column). New line before OnInsert is called... only input focus on new line in table box... :!:

RobertMo

what if you make table-box non-editable and define a rec var for the same table and a tab control at top that shows all fields for editing.
you could also add several buttons as:
NEW: Calls MyRec.INIT
SAVE: save new/changed rec. and refreshes table-box.
DELETE: deletes current rec.
When selecting a rec in table box you display values of current rec also in tab control.

this tab control could be also on separate (new) window (that has no table behind) that opens only when pressing NEW button or MODIFY button...

I know it's not Navision standard, but...

fb

Or... you could try a variant of the WshShell SendKeys trick...

http://www.mbsonline.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12350

RobertMo

I was curious about Windows Scripting Host and it actually does the job pretty well (in WinXP).
Just for other's that might find this thread:
On a tabular form I declared global automation for 'Windows Script Host Object Model'.WshShell.
Then used it on button:

OnPush()
wshShell.SendKeys('{F3}');

and it inserted a new line with * in front. (Of course calling CREATE(wshShell) should happen before calling SendKeys)

kine

Eureka, this is the solution...

thanks RoberMo :-)

RobertMo

Well, thanks go to fb also...

fb

...who got the idea from Henrik Helgesen's post at http://www.mbsonline.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12350

These online community things are great!
8)

RobertMo

By the way, according to help for SendKeys, if you want to send something with CTRL (like CTRL+A to select all), it should look like:

SendKeys('^A');
or
SendKeys('{^A}');

But it doesn't work from Navision code. I suspect codepage conversion happens for "^" ?
Anybody any idea?

fb

Does it work if the letter is lowercase?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;210197

Do you need to sleep before/after the SendKeys (especially if the SendKeys is triggered with a keyboard shortcut)?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;138624

RobertMo

Lowercase works! So:

SendKeys('^a')

:oops: It's logical. 'A' means SHIFT+a, so I was sending CTRL+SHIFT+a. The window menu selection misleads suggesting uppercase (Select All Ctrl+A)

No sleep needed.